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How to have an Olympics party
(Beijing Olympics party)

1) China theme
This theme would encourage your guests to dress in all manner Chinese. You could make it broader by specifying 'oriental'. Food and decor can be suitably Chinesey. This is a good theme for an Opening Ceremony Party (ie. getting your friends round to watch the opening ceremony).

Specific China costume theme ideas below >>


2) Athlete / Olympic sports theme
This theme would have guests rocking up to your doorstep in Olympic athletic gear -  picture a dozen or so people arriving in their trackies and stripping down to their sports gear.

Specific Olympics atheletes theme ideas below >>


3) Countries of the world
This theme would be particularly fitting for an Opening Ceremony party. You could let guests choose which country they want to support, or you can specify particular continents for a guaranteed mix. When their country enters the stadium they have to do something suitably celebratory like get up and dance, skull a drink, run around the room etc

Specific 'countries of the world' theme ideas below.

1) China costume theme ideas

• Chinese traditional dress for females is the cheong sam. Wear hair in a bun, stick some chopsticks in it, wear red lipstick. Look demure, smile prettily behind a fan.
• Asian courtesan - wear an embroidered gown or dressing gown with Chinese dragon motif. Suitable Asian makeup with glamourous hair piled up on your head. Wooden flute or strumming instrument for extra effect.
• Chinese opera singer - same outfit as the courtesan, but with white powdered face, a lot of pink rouge, heavy black eyeliner, and piled up hair.
• Accessorize above options with: satin slippers, a paper fan.
• A Chinese empress - need an elaborate gown and head dress.
• Dress up in traditional communist garb.

Guys:

• Wear a karate or judo outfit (great if you can get your hands on a yellow Bruce Lee jumpsuit)
• Wear typical communist clothes with cap
• Dress up as any of the characters from Monkey Magic - Monkey, Pigsy, Triptaka, Skullman
• Chinese opera singer - need a robe - like a dressing gown - with some sort of Asian motif(eg. a dragon), white powdered face, pink cheeks, dramatic black eyemakeup, ususually big eyebrows, and long beard.
• A Chinese emperor
• A Chinese warrior - like the Terracotta Warriors

2) Athlete / Olympic Sport theme

• Gymnast
• Swimmer (with swimming cap and goggles)
• Track and field athlete
• Equestrian - horse riding gear
• Tracksuit, sneakers and flag of your choice
• Netball / basketball / hockey player
• Judo / Taekwondo martial artist
• Clay pigeon shooting person (whatever they are called)
• Weight lifter
• etc!

3) Countries of the World

For this theme, guests could either wear traditional dress of their chosen country, or wear the national colours.

• Japan - eg. kimono, Japanese 'setting sun' bandana, colours: red and white
• France -eg. stripey top, beret, colours: red, white, and blue
• Canada -eg. red uniform, broad rimmed hat (mountie), colours: red and white
• etc

Actually planning to host an Olympics party?
Here's some ideas to get you started

• Fan-style invitations - either concertina fold, or make 'paddle' fans
• Download the Olympic rings logo use in your invitation
• Download the Beijing Olympics mascot images for your invitation

• Paper lanterns (can usually be bought from Asian/Chinese $2 discount shops or shops in China town).
• Posters of China, dragons, famous people -Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Mao
• Mandarins in bowls
• Chinese silk cushion covers over your normal cushions

• Spring rolls
• Prawn crackers
• Fortune cookies
• Steamed dumplings
• Chinese tea
• Fried rice
• Char siew bows (BBQ pork buns)
• Fried wantons
• Japanese beer (not quite China, but is at least Asia)
• Olympic ring doughtnuts (suitably coloured). Buy mini ones for bite size happiness
• Coloured cordial drinks - green, red, yellow etc